The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
GODS IN CAPTIVITY.
IDOLS IN NEW YORK FROM CHINA,
AFRICA AND INDIA.

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city, of which the Presbyterian collection has
India, Mexico and Africa, and include o
nounced heather. A heather god doesn't
pride himself m his beauty, but relies on his
horrid g~rotesQueness to send q chill down the
backbone of his devotees. One OF the three
Mexican idols is Of wood. The sculptor svf
IDENTIFY used q jack knife, and gave the idol
great angularity In all directions, especially
at the knee and elbow joints. The arms meet
In front without tho Intervention Of hands.
The body Is very long and the face utterly
without expression. Another Mexican speci-
men resembles the old Aztec deities, with
heavy masses Of stone carving about the head,
q stern expression in the face, and vigorous
usliness strongly Predominant in every feat
ure. The third Of the Mexican gods Il Of
wood and resembles q coal hsaver with Q pro-
fusion Of black paint On his face, heavy
muscles and q garment Of green cloth.
There Is one African idol It's ~countenancs
looks like a distorted negro face, with lips q
If cut apart by q huge plow. The nose Is OF
triangular shape, and the ridge extends
through the forehead to the hair, which b
composed Of braided cords. The dress IS Of
black and white cotton cloth, and her shout
ders arc covered with cape Of red flannel.
The srms extend nearly to the feet and are
very clumsy.
VARIOUS CHINESE GODS.
Fiss Sing Is the Chinese god Of literature.
He is worshiped BY ill literary men. He =
represented with ono foot On tho head Of the
sacred fsh, and b evidently % much down on
1t as an American editor Il on q fsh story.
He holds aloft IN ono hand . pen, which
looks like . cigarette, and h made d paper.
In the other hand b . tablet Of papyruA
Unlike literary men, he II very homely. He
has large ears. and he's apparently just re-
ceivsd some news and b hurrying 20 get it In
The last edition. His left foot Il raised b.
hind him, - II In tho oct Of running.
Lui Kung b the god Of thunder. Thunder
and lightning are supposed to Be under his
control. and he Is much feared. His upper
lip d constructed on the principle Of Q COW
catcher. The nose Is chopped OF squarcly at
the bottom. Each cheek is osnamented with
q bra1en spot. His ears are large and broad,
and above them are two large faps like ele-
phantJ earn and rod a. beetR He wears Q
running against q high wind. His right
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Each foot has three toes, and bis knees arc
covered with mail. He is seated In . largo
chair.
Prin XII Wing. the Chinese Adam, wa tho
first man, according to Chinese theory. He
sprang out Of chaos, and then remodeled tho
heavens and tho earth. He II worshiped
principally by erecters Of meat sheds in
China. He is seated squarely on . block, and
holds one Of the Chinese diagrams" or anu
lets, in his hands, has q short skirt about his
loins and q mantle on his shoulders. His
forehead Is high and streaked with black
paint His ears are large, face fair and his
hair is raised in heavy lines. DeeLow-
Koon, q baldheaded, benevolent old fellow,
with long tufts Of horsehair whiskers, is one
of the HSeen," an imaginary species of genii,
of men who have become Immortal and In
habit the hills His business Is to teach men
to find the Elixir Of Life Tor to make it,, OF .
medicine which confers immortality.
THE BUDDHIST VIRGIN.
Kevan Len is the Buddhist virgin. She Is
attired In gold, has q face Of the color Of red
clay, and Is under q canopy with arms rest
ing on a balcony. Two brother gods, with
out names, have deep black faces, with
heavy whiskers and mustaches in tufts like
boys in a swamp of inky water. One has his
eyes turned downward; the others are dis
tended a. il he had just ended q severe fit Of
choking. Above the one are strung q couple
of black keys, and the other has ornaments Of
the same kind in white metal Nearly all the
Chinese gods rave nicely curled mustaches.
When they have whiskers they are in the tuft
form, stiff a. porcupine quilts.
Toon-hon Ia tho On,oon ~ Honvon and "a
very generally worshipsd In China, espe-
caally by seamen. She i enshrined in every
vessel, and has many temples ON land. She
representations Of her. In one she II seated
in . large chair, completely filing it, and has
Q fat piece Of wood On her head. In another
abe IL represented In gold clothing, with her
hands wrapped In Q rich mantle. She has
large ears, with drops, holds . scepter, and
looks like . tat China woman. Kum-yam, or
the Goddess Of Mercy. Is worshiped by Ill
classes She IS huge female in dark red,
With large limbs, and + seated with Q child
resting on ono knee. Her face has Q mild ex-
preston and she Il not particularly homely.
An image Of Buddhs, about to be conse-
Grated when bought, wa made in Siam, and
cost e2k cents In silver. The Sacred Bull Il
In marble, and Is kneeling down. It b very
heavy. No. 1O7 of the collection IL necklace.
The Hindus think they cannot tell q lie when
this Is on their ueck. Sing Wan San Pooea il
. god Of riches and isa solitary character. It
Is said be has given the wealth Of China to
England, and he Is therefore heartily despised.
Ram, incarnation Of Vishnu, d In marble.
He was found in Sutledge river, near Lodiana,
having besn thrown there because Of . broken
arm. Whsn an idol has q limb BROKEN he IL
thrown away. There are four representations
a The fncarnations Of Vishnu. One b the
Boar Avatar, which Is looking up, supporting
the world On his snout. he has Q boars head
but q mans body. The Filh Avatar has the
body Of q fish with the head Of q woman and
four hands BE holds q scepter in his left
hand and = trampling on . man. Katch
Avatar has W scepters and Is four handel.
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